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Prevalence of microalbuminuria in the general population of Seychelles and strong association with diabetes and hypertension independent of renal markers.

Menno T MT Pruijm, George G Madeleine, Walter F WF Riesen, Michel M Burnier, and Pascal P Bovet

J Hypertens 26(5):871-7 (2008) PMID 18398328

Few studies have examined microalbuminuria (MAU) in non-western populations. We assessed the prevalence of MAU in the general population of a middle-income country in the African region and relationships between MAU and selected cardiovascular risk factors.

DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f624d9
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